Urban formed his own three-piece band in The group played in bars in Brisbane, before touring all over Australia. Urban often sang covers of songs from a variety of genres. In , released his first record in Australia, Keith Urban.
The album produced four number-one singles there. Urban compared his sound at the time to the Eagles—like country, but with a distinctive amount of rock and blues influence.
He already had a distinctive look with spiked hair. As Urban's career was developing in Australia, he began looking to the United States for his next move. He first visited the United States in , then made songwriting trips in , , and Urban wanted to move there as soon as possible, but it took several years to get the visas he needed. Urban left his band behind in Australia and made his move in He knew going to Nashville was risky.
He was quoted by the Sunday Mail 's McLean as saying, "I knew I would be a little fish in a big sea, but that's the appeal. You have so many people you can learn from and play with. I want to get to that caliber of player and writer. For the first few years in Nashville, Urban worked on his songwriting and took on odd jobs.
Though Urban liked performing with the band, Americans were a little more unsure what to make of them. As Urban described it to Angela Pulvirenti in the Sunday Telegraph, "Because we Peter and I were raised on the Australian pub scene, our performances were raw and confronting. Nashville wasn't ready for someone who sweated on his guitar and threw it around the stage. The Ranch played all over the United States, and their exciting live show soon attracted the attention of local Nashville labels.
However, it took time for their take on country music, labeled alt country, to be fully accepted. The band signed a deal with Capitol Nashville and released an album in Though the record did not receive support from the label, critics embraced it.
Urban soon had a number of personal issues. He developed problems with his vocal cords which did not allow him to sing for several months. Urban also had relationship difficulties and developed a taste for cocaine in because of his lack of success and loneliness.
He later went through rehab for drug addiction. Urban told Pulvirenti of the Sunday Telegraph, "You do it so long and you become depressed, then you become disgusted, then you become terrified you're going to die. I know it sounds ridiculously simple, but I got to the point where I knew it wasn't me, and I just stopped. He was fired on the spot, but lucky for him he ended up on the radio after all.
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Watch the wrap video below! During his early musical years, Urban took some time away from his solo stuff to form a country trio called The Ranch. Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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